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The South South Trust Fund (SSTF)

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The Voluntary Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation (SSTF) was established within UNDP in 1996, in accordance with United Nations General Assembly resolution 50/119. Japan has been the largest contributor, followed by China, Republic of Korea and Ireland as shown in the summary chart below.

• Click here  to view the agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the United Nations Development Programme concerning the contribution to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the promotion of South-South Cooperation.
   
• Click here to view the memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Development Programme concerning the Establishment of a Subsidiary Trust Fund under the Voluntary Trust Fund for the promotion of South-South Cooperation.

Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund

The Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for Economic and Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries was established in 1983 to provide seed monies for research and implementation of TCDC/ECDC projects among countries of the G77. Administered jointly by the UNDP and the G77, the Fund was established by the United Nations in accordance with General Assembly resolution 38/201. In 1986, the Trust Fund was named after the late Venezuelan official Manuel Perez-Guerrero.

Contributions to the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund and Cost Sharing

Between 1997 and 2003, about US$33.05 million was contributed and mobilized for South-South Cooperation from both developed and developing countries.  Table 1 shows the breakdown of annual contributions.

Table 1 Contribution of Non-Core Resources to South-South Cooperation